Tennis Queen Serena Williams Named Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year

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Serena Williams, Queen of tennis, has officially claimed her title as Sportsperson of the Year.Sports Illustrated announced the news this morning (Dec. 14) with the release of the Dec. 21, 2015 issue, for which she’s the gorgeous cover star. Williams is also the first female athlete in 30 years to be honored as the magazine’s Sportsperson of the Year, since track champion Mary Decker was named in 1983.read more

Serena Williams Posts Heartbreaking Tribute Following the Death of Her Dog

Serena Williams’ pup passed away early Tuesday morning (Nov. 24, 2015)at the age of 16. To remember her, the tennis star posted a heartbreaking tribute on Instagram.Continue to read it
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Serena Williams Sizzles In A Swimsuit For Fitness Magazine.

 Serena appears in May's issue of Fitness magazine, on newsstands April 22
She has won 32 Major titles and four Olympic gold medals.She tells Fitness that she adopts a persona on court.
'I think of myself as two different people,' she said. 'There's the Serena Williams that everyone knows: She's crazy. She can't make a mistake.
'And she's angry and just not nice, to be honest. I'm only that person for three hours a day when I'm on the court. The rest of the time I'm just Serena. I'm the class clown.'
And Serena even said she was 'shocked' by the character she creates.
'That's when Serena Williams comes out and she's nuts. That really upsets me. It's not the real me…. Even for me, it's shocking to see. see more pictures after cut...read more

Style: Serena Williams Shows Off Famous Curves As She Strips Down In New Campaign For Berlei Lingerie.

She is known for her famous curvy figure.
And in a recent photo shoot for Australian lingerie brand Berlei, world number one tennis player Serena Williams is seen showing them off as she strips down to model a variety of sports bras.
Behind-the-scenes images from the shoot are seen on Elle.com.au, and in an accompanying interview the fashion conscious star tells readers about how she works closely with brands Nike and Berlei to design her own on-court outfits

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Serena Williams Defeats Azarenka To Clinch US Open Title.

Serena Williams spent most of the U.S. Open making everything look simple, cruising through her first six matches and dropping just 16 games total. She was broken just twice.

In Sunday's final against Victoria Azarenka, nothing came easy. Williams eventually won 7-6, 6-7 (6-8), 6-1.

Serena Williams Displays Table Tennis Skills.

 

 US tennis champ Serena Williams went the smaller tennis route and played a little table tennis against surprise celebs.It was all for a little fun and games to celebrate the Delta Open in Madison Square Park.

Victoria Azarenka Wins The Western And Southern Open Finals in Cincinnati.

Victoria Azarenka has won  the Western and Southern Open finals.She beat Serena Williams in a 6-2,2-6,7-6 tie break to emerge the winner of the Western and Southern Open finals in Cincinnati.The top-ranked Williams faded after the first set and lost to No. 2 Victoria Azarenka 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (6), ending her 14-match winning streak. Williams beat Azarenka in three sets to win the U.S. Open last year.

Sharapova Tops Forbes List Of Best-Paid Female Athletes,Serena Comes Second,Li Na Comes Third While Azarenka Is Fouth.See Full list here.

Russian tennis ace Maria Sharapova has reportedly topped the Forbes magazine's list of the world's ten best-paid female athletes with total earnings of 29 million dollars between June 2012 and June this year.

According to The Nation, although tennis stars dominated the Forbes list, however, it has highlighted the yawning earnings gap with their male counterparts in most sports.

The report said that after Sharapova, world number one Serena Williams ( United States) came second on the list with 20.5 million dollars, China's Li Na third with 18.2 million dollars and Victoria Azarenka of Belarus fourth with 15.7 million dollars.

The report further said that Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark came in seventh with 13.6 million dollars, followed by Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in eighth place with 7.4 million dollars and Serbia's Ana Ivanovic in the ninth place with seven million dollars.

Meanwhile, the report added that the fifth, sixth and the tenth position was filled by US Nascar driver Danica Patrick (with 15 million dollars), South Korean figure skater Kim Yuna (with 14 million dollars) and American golfer Paula Creamer (with 5.5 million dollars) respectively, adding that the trio are the only non-tennis stars in the top ten.

Serena Williams Spotted Striking A Pose In A Photo Shoot On Miami Beach.all pictures here.

Tennis superstar Serena Williams was spotted striking a pose during a photo shoot on Miami Beach on Monday (April 15). The curvy tennis champ wore a black and white high waisted bikini as a photographer snapped away. Later, she changed into a yellow, form-fitting dress and a black floor length dress.